Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1,811, Adam Engle, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Engle, Adam
S. 1811
carded
CONTENTS

See letter to J. Blair Jan. 20. 1836
5567
Honesborough Agency
Adam Engle -
of Wash. Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a Pvt. in the Company commanded by Captain Lunding of the Regt commanded by Col. Lundy — in the Tenn. line for 2 years from 1796
Inscribed on the Roll of Honesborough Agency at the rate of 80 — Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of Feby. 1833 — and sent to Hon. John Blair, House of Reps.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 120 — Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 33 40 —
$160 —
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice — Clerk Book D Vol. 9 Page 204 .

State of Tennessee 3 September Term 1832 Washington County 3 On this 10 th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable Samuel Powell Judge of the circuit Court of Law and Equity for said County, now sitting Adam Eogle a resident of Washington County State of Tennessee aged Seventy nine years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, on his oath made the follow- -ing declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated herein, That in the year 1776. he was a resident of Berks County Pennsylvania and in the summer of said year he enlisted in the flying camp under Capt. John Ludwig for nine months. That he was marched from Berks County Pennsylvania to Philadelphia from thence to New York. He states that Colonel Ludwig took the command in Berks County and marched the Troops from said County on to New York. His adjutant being a German. He uses that term. Whether the Colonel's name was pronounced Ludwig or otherwise in English . He joined the main army at New York under the command of General Washington. Some days after he arrived at New York. The Battle of Long Island was fought. and his adjutant with the Berks County Troops were in the same. in which Battle the Americans were defeated. and retreated to the city of New York. where the Americans remained some days. From thence he was marched near Philadelphia the name of the place not recollected.

He states that in the Battle at Long Island - that Regiment as Batallion to which he belonged, with all taken prisoners, with 1 by the British except the company to which he belonged. He states that during the time he lay near Philadelphia, he was at the taking of five hundred Hessians, as well as now recalled. He states that about the same time he was at the taking of some British at the Battle of Brandywine. He states that same time after the ablest prisoners trans- -ferred. He was discharged. Thus the particular plan not recalled after having served the full term of his enlistment which was for nine months. He was discharged by his said Capt. Ludwig Verbally, as well as he now recalls. If he had a written discharge he does not now know what became of it. He states that in the summer of 1777, he was drafted to serve a two months term in Berks County, Pennsylvania, and was enrolled under Capt. Whitston, and was marched to Philadelphia, where he joined the main army under General Washington. From there he was marched to Brandywine in the state of Delaware, and was in the Battle of Brandywine, which continued for near an whole day day, and in which the American army was compelled to retreat, and gone back toward Philadelphia. He states that he was discharged on the Schuylkill near Philadelphia by Capt. Whitston Verbally, after having served the full term of two months for which he was drafted. That he some short time afterward was again drafted for a two months term of only in the same county, as before, (the reason

that the calls were so frequent was that very many paid their fines, & the drafts fell more heavily on those who had not the means to pay. He then was placed under Capt John Ludwig, of the Penn a Militia, and was marched down to Philadelphia & its vicinity & remained in service for two months that tour without being in any engagement, and at the expiration of his time returned home, and on two several occasions afterwards was drafted to perform tours of duty and did each time serve under said Capt John Ludwig, tho he cannot precisely give the times and each time was marched to Philadelphia, and it so happened that the British were at each time on his arrival on board their ships & going off & no engagement was had with them. That he served in the whole Flying camp & Militia for more than two years but being a German, and scarcely able to speak the English language, and his memory at best bad, he is unable to give the particulars of the times & places, having in some instances substituted for others who would not serve, that he has no docu- mentary evidence nor does he know of any person by whom he can prove his said services, nor is there any Ex post Minister of the Gospel in his neigh- -borhood, he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Adam Engel Sub J. V. Anderson Clk We Reuben Bayles and John Humphreys Residents in the County of Washington and State of Tennessee hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Adam Engel who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be twenty nine years of age, that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution

and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Reuben Bayles
Verit Jas V Anderson Clerk of the Humphreys
And the said Court doth hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrog- atories, prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was was a Revolutionary soldier and served as in States, and the least portion certifies that it appears to him that Reuben Bayles & John Humphreys who signed the preceding certificate are resedent citizens of said County, and are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credel
L. Morris Judge of the Circuit Court of the State of Tennessee
I James V Anderson Clerk of the Circuit Court of Law & Equity for the County of Washington do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the application of Adam Ingle, for a pension I also certify that the annexed affidavit made by John Blair was sworn to & subscribed in open Court on the day of the date
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office this 10th Sept 1832 Dist.
Jas V Anderson Clerk

Adam Engle
from 1776 prints 2 years. $80.
return.
admitted by N o 6.
Hon. John Blair N. R.

BRIEF in the case of
Adam Engle of Washington Co in the State of Tennessee (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Court.  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 79.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 17 76 9 Pvt. Capt. Ludwig, Col. Ludg.   17 77 2 " " Whitst. "   " 2 " " Ludwig   drafted time not stated " " "   " " " " " " "  
States that he served in the whole more than two years, was in several
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Brandywine  terms of duty of which he is unable to give the particulars  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Berks Co. Pa 
 7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional, and incidental evidence of Hon John Blair. 
 8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
H. G. Wilson
Examining Clerk.

mmh ow
April 21, 1925
Mrs. W. M. Vaught Elizabethton, Tenn.
Madam:
I have to advise you relative to the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 1811 , that the date of birth of the pensioner Adam Engle does not appear in said claim.
You were advised on March 21, 1924 that he was aged seventy-nine years in 1832 and that there was no data on file as to his family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of his death, you should apply to the Pension Section, Civil Division, General Accounting Office, 1800 E St., N. W. Washington, D. C. citing all of the following data: "Adam Engle, Certificate No. 5567, issued February 12, 1833, rate $ 80 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Tennessee (Jonesborough) Agency".
Respectfully,
WILDER S. METCALF. Commissioner.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
MCA
March 21, 1924
Mrs. W. M. Vaught Elizabethton Tenn.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.1211, it appears that Adam Engle, while a resident of Berks County, Pennsylvania, served as private in the Pennsylvania Troops as follows:
From the summer of 1776, nine months under Captain John Ludwig and Colonel Lutz, was in the battles of Long Island, Trenton, and Princeton.
From the summer of 1777, two months in Captain Whitstown's Company, was at the battle of Brandywine.
Shortly afterwards, two months in Captain Ludwig's Company.
He served two more terms under Captain Ludwig, dates of enlistment and length of service not stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 10, 1832, while a resident of Washington County, Tennessee, aged seventy-nine years.
There is no family data on file.
Respectfully,
Date of death not on file
Commissioner

Elizabethton, Tenn.
Febr. 26, 1924
Hon. W. Gardner Conn. Bureau of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir.
Please give me the birth, death, & marriage of Adam Engle, also his wife's name, birth & marriage of their children & any other history of record pertaining to this family.
His Pension claim is S. 1311. He was allowed this Pension according Sept. 10, 1832 while a resident of Washington Co. Tenn. according to your communication of Mch. 21, 1924.
Thanking you in advance,
I am,
Very Resp't
(Mrs. W.M.) Elizabeth Carriger Vaughn
Organizing Regt. D. A.R.
Mrs. H.E. McLean seeks this information to prove her line into the D.A.R.

CARRIGER POWER COMPANY WATAUGA VALLEY, TENNESSEE
Elizabethton, Tennessee. Feb. 20th, 1924.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Please give me the pension record of Adam Ingle who served in the Revolutionary War from Washington County, Tennessee.
This record is desired for family history.
Very respectfully,
(Mrs. W. M.) Elizabeth Carriger Vaught, Regent, Watauga Chapter U. S. D. 1813.

1924 March 21 - H. S. D. Mrs. V. M. Vaughn - New 1924 Dec 16 - Mrs. H. M. Vaughn furnished names of wit- nesses in claims for refund in ch. S. 388607 - Michael Engle 1925 - Apr 21 - Mrs. H. M. Vaughn (for Mr. H. E. McQueen) informed date of birth not in ch. - no form data, also how to invalidate of each payment etc.
See file
1811
INVALID.
File No. 1811
Adam Engle
Pa. Dec. 1832
Act: June 7. 1832.
Index: Vol. a, Page 144
[Arrangement of 1870.]

9844 Adam Engle
—
By John Blair

John Blair do certify upon oath, that Adam Bogle, alias Bogle resides in the County of Washing- ton & within the 1 st Congressional District of Tenn ee and has there resided since my earliest recollections, that I have known him intimately from my youth he being a citizen of the vicinity in which I was raised: that he is, and always has been reputed in the neighbourhood to be a man of honesty & integrity, tho' a man of very limited intellect, & unable to communicate his ideas in the english language, so as to be intelligible. I furthermore state that for many years I have heard said Bogle, uniformly say that he had been a soldier of the Revolution & then gave the same account of his services that he now does, that I have endeavoured to take down in the best manner that I was capable an account of his services from him, but have found much difficulty in so doing, but do not hes- itate to say that from his general good conduct & deportment, the repute in which he is held in his neighbourhood for veracity, & his uniform story as to his services, that he was a revolutionary soldier.
Sworn to & subscribed in open court this Sept 1832
Yat
Jas V Anderson Clerk
John Blair

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Adam Engle which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? No. VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.